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War, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Something!

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments

When I was in my teens, the song War (“What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Say it again.”) was sung by Motown singer Edwin Starr. Of course for the blacks of America (used as cannon fodder like the Aussies were by the British), there was no pay-off, but war has never been anything more [...]

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Body Scanners, More Big Brother

January 11th, 2010 · No Comments

There is no doubt that Americans are the best when it comes to marketing anything from cakes to weaponry; as with most things, there is always that element of doubt, like the moon landing being filmed in a studio (yes, I know we tracked the moon landing from Parkes in NSW), but manipulating the populace [...]

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Tags: media · terrorism · usa · war

Insane American (by Bush’s standards)

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

By Paul Craig Roberts
November 18, 2008 “Information Clearinghouse” — According to all accounts the US faces its worse economic crisis since the Great Depression with $2 trillion in near-term financing needs for bailouts and economic stimulus. This is an enormous sum for any country, especially for one that is so heavily indebted that it is [...]

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Tags: money · politics · usa · war

Bush War Crimes Prosecution – Howard, Too?

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Massachusetts law school Dean Lawrence Velvel will chair a Steering Committee to pursue the prosecution for war crimes of President Bush and  culpable high-ranking aides after they leave office Jan. 20th; the organized conference of leading legal authorities and scholars from the U.S. and abroad convened by Velvel on Sept. 13-14 in Andover, Mass., titled [...]

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Tags: australia · usa · war